Minneapolis officials ordered to court in Jamar Clark case

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo attend a listening session Tuesday at the Lake Harriet Spiritual Community in the aftermath of a former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor's convictions in the death of Justine Ruszczyk.

Christine T. Nguyen | MPR News

A federal judge has ordered Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other city officials to appear in court Wednesday for a status report on the lawsuit filed by the family of Jamar Clark, who was killed by police during a confrontation in November 2015.

Clark, a 24-year-old African American, was shot while he was on the ground, struggling with police outside a birthday party in north Minneapolis. The incident led to more than two weeks of protests outside the city's 4th Precinct police station, part of the Black Lives Matter movement intended to focus attention on fatal shootings of black men by police around the country.

Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Davis ordered Frey, City Council President Lisa Bender, Police Chief Medaria Arradondo and City Attorney Susan Segal to appear in his courtroom at 10 a.m. for a "status conference." But the order, filed Monday, provides little other information.